Tanya Hallett - What is Workplace Bullying – really - when Managers Become Bullies

Tanya Hallett from TIPT returns to talk about workplace bullying, one of the most common and costly issues she deals with, and one of the most misunderstood. In this first of two conversations, Tam and Tanya cover what bullying actually looks like in practice, what it isn't, and what organisations are getting badly wrong. They get into the pattern Tanya sees most: a long-serving employee, a new manager with no contextual understanding, a clash that escalates fast, and a workplace that fails to step in. They also cover the legal obligations organisations have around reasonable adjustments and psychosocial safety, and why ignorance is genuinely no excuse. There's a detailed case study on an employee with vertigo, a clear breakdown of the difference between bullying and performance management, and practical discussion of what quick and effective resolution can actually look like, including why trust built before a crisis is the thing that makes everything else easier. In this episode: - The most common stories Tanya hears from clients about workplace bullying - Why new managers are so often the trigger - Legal obligations: what the Fair Work Act actually requires - Bullying vs performance management: how to tell the difference - Case study: the employee with vertigo and what should have happened - Workplace support plans and mental health care plans in practice - Trust, emotional intelligence and trauma-informed leadership - What a good quick resolution actually involves - HR and WHS: who owns what when it comes to psychosocial risk - The money-in-the-bank analogy for building goodwill before you need it - A preview of what's coming in part two: the 'naughty' staff member Do Yourself a Favour is available on YouTube: https://linktr.ee/doyourselfafavour\_podcast Join the conversation! Do Yourself a Favour is on Facebook LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamaracallaghan/ Do Yourself a Favour is recorded at Tailwind Studio: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tailwind-studio Formerly known as the 50/50 Podcast. ——————— Chapters 0:00 Introduction and guest bio 0:25 Welcome back & light banter 0:58 Topic overview: workplace bullying 1:05 Client stories: common themes 1:25 Lack of workplace support & consequences 2:31 New managers disrupting status quo 4:11 Legal obligations: 'ignorance is no excuse' 6:06 Bullying vs performance management 7:06 Case study: employee with vertigo 10:05 Need for workplace & mental health support plans 13:00 Trust, EI and trauma-informed leadership 18:01 Quick resolution: apology, documentation, plans 23:02 HR and WHS: overlapping responsibilities 29:14 When to call in a specialist / upskilling 33:03 Consequences of psychological injury (costs/time) 36:26 Money-in-the-bank analogy: building goodwill 40:24 Next topic teaser: the 'naughty' staff member / wrap-up ——————— #TanyaHallett #TIPT #TamCallaghan #DoYourselfAFavour #WorkplaceBullying #PsychologicalSafety #TraumaInformed #WorkplaceWellbeing #Leadership #HRPodcast #PsychosocialSafety #FairWork #ManagerTraining #WorkplaceCulture #PodcastAustralia